QUESTION 9 The Mount Emerald Wind Farm will be Queensland's largest wind farm once construction is completed. Nearby cattle farmers complain that the wind farm will adversely affect their cattle's wellbeing. Energex is the state power producer who will operate the wind farm No Wind Farm Wind Farm Gains to Farmers ($) 200 70 Gains to Energex ($) 10 600 Total ($) 210 How much would both parties receive if "cash on the table" was equally divided between them from constructing the wind farm? Answer to the nearest whole number in dollars (with no decimal places, $ sign, space or commas). QUESTION 10 Soot is considered the second largest cause of global warming. It is emitted from a variety of sources, but most notably from vehicles. Damian owns a logistics company that has a very large fleet of diesel trucks. The Australian Government recently introduced legislation that charges companies based on the amount of emissions of their fleets that are above 5% soot. They can either opt to meet the 5% target and pay no permit cost (Process D), or purchase permits entitling them to pollute in excess of 5% (but this will also incur a cost to modify their fleet using Processes A, B, and C). Process A B C D Soot emissions (%) 10 8 5 Costs to modify Damian's fleet with Process ($ thousand) 0 100 700 900 Permit cost ($ thousand) 500 300 100 0 a. What is the system called where the government could issue a maximum amount of soot emissions permits that would allow firms to emit soot only if they held a valid permit? Type CT for Cap and Trade, F for Free market, C for Competitive market. b. There is a total of 7 logistics companies exactly like Damian's that make up the entire Australian logistics industry (including Damian's company). What is the net cost to society for the Australian logistics industry in order to meet the Government's 5% reduction target? Answer in millions of dollars (to one decimal place). $ million. c. If the cost of permits was 4 times that shown in the table, and firms chose to adopt the least cost solution to achieve any emission target. What process would be adopted by all those in the logistics industry? Type A, B, C, or D